Autism / Asperger’s Quiz

Use this quiz to help you determine if you might need to see a mental health professional for diagnosis and treatment of autism or Asperger’s.

Instructions: This is a screening measure to help you determine whether you might have an autism spectrum disorder (including Asperger’s disorder). This screening quiz is not designed to make a diagnosis or take the place of a professional diagnosis or consultation. Please take the time to fill out the below form as accurately, honestly and completely as possible. All of your responses are confidential.

I am a year old Female / Male / Other

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1

I prefer to do things with others rather than on my own.

2

I prefer to do things the same way over and over again.

3

If I try to imagine something, I find it very easy to create a picture in my mind.

4

I frequently get so strongly absorbed in one thing that I lose sight of other things.

5

I often notice small sounds when others do not.

6

I usually notice car number plates or similar strings of information.

7

Other people frequently tell me that what I’ve said is impolite, even though I think it is polite.

8

When I’m reading a story, I can easily imagine what the characters might look like.

9

I am fascinated by dates.

10

In a social group, I can easily keep track of several different people’s conversations.

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Slightly Agree

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Definitely Disagree

11

I find social situations easy.

12

I tend to notice details that others do not.

13

I would rather go to a library than to a party.

14

I find making up stories easy.

15

I find myself drawn more strongly to people than to things.

16

I tend to have very strong interests, which I get upset about if I can’t pursue.

17

I enjoy social chitchat.

18

When I talk, it isn’t always easy for others to get a word in edgewise.

19

I am fascinated by numbers.

20

When I’m reading a story, I find it difficult to work out the characters’ intentions.

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Slightly Agree

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Definitely Disagree

21

I don’t particularly enjoy reading fiction.

22

I find it hard to make new friends.

23

I notice patterns in things all the time.

24

I would rather go to the theater than to a museum.

25

It does not upset me if my daily routine is disturbed.

26

I frequently find that I don’t know how to keep a conversation going.

27

I find it easy to ‘read between the lines’ when someone is talking to me.

28

I usually concentrate more on the whole picture, rather than on the small details.

29

I am not very good at remembering phone numbers.

30

I don’t usually notice small changes in a situation or a person’s appearance.

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Definitely Disagree

31

I know how to tell if someone listening to me is getting bored.

32

I find it easy to do more than one thing at once.

33

When I talk on the phone, I’m not sure when it’s my turn to speak.

34

I enjoy doing things spontaneously.

35

I am often the last to understand the point of a joke.

36

I find it easy to work out what someone is thinking or feeling just by looking at their face.

37

If there is an interruption, I can switch back to what I was doing very quickly.

38

I am good at social chitchat.

39

People often tell me that I keep going on and on about the same thing.

40

When I was young, I used to enjoy playing games involving pretending with other children.

Definitely Agree

Slightly Agree

Slightly Disagree

Definitely Disagree

41

I like to collect information about categories of things (e.g., types of cars, birds, trains, plants).

42

I find it difficult to imagine what it would be like to be someone else.

43

I like to carefully plan any activities I participate in.

44

I enjoy social occasions.

45

I find it difficult to work out people’s intentions.

46

New situations make me anxious.

47

I enjoy meeting new people.

48

I am a good diplomat.

49

I am not very good at remembering people’s date of birth.

50

I find it very easy to play games with children that involve pretending.